1862 June 17-19 before Richmond, Va.

[from the diary of Jonathan B. Hager of the 14th U.S. Regulars]

June 17  18 19   Passed wearily and hotly.  Some considerable
                         comfort was gleaned by putting our beds under
                         the bowers in front of our tents & catching each
                         zephyr as it floated lazily along. These days
                         were dreamy & not unpleasant.  The heat
                         drove each man to the shade of his bowre[sic]:
                         the stillness of the air rendered more so by
                         hum & buzzing of insects promoted thoughts of home
                         and one's imagination savoured more
                         of dreamland than of grim-visaged war
                         whose wrinkled front we were soon to see.



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